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Antipodes Audio K50 Music Server/Player, max 24Tb SSD : SOLD

Name: Antipodes Audio K50 Music Server/Player, max 24Tb SSD : SOLD
SKU: ANTK50

Item no. ANTK50

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Antipodes Audio K50, Triple Mainboard Server/Player/Reclocker : SOLD

Retail Price : € 17.495,00

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The Antipodes K50 is a Reference Streamer from Antipodes Audio New Zealand, optimized for ROON, and the K50 features the latest state of the art in digital audio music servers & streamers. The K50 implements all new technologies delivered by the Antipodes OLADRA Project. Refinement, 3-dimensionality, dynamics, timbre and resolution are exceptionally good and presumably this is the best sounding music server/streamer worldwide. The Antipodes K50 technically goes completely out of the way to let you experience the emotional impact of the original recording fully.

Dual Mainboard, Triple Engine : The Antipodes K50 has three separately powered and isolated processing engines and 2 separate mainboards. This is completely unique, and this greatly benefits sound quality. First, there is the powerful computer engine to enable the Server Apps to handle a huge music library effortlessly, reconstruct internet streams to restore the sound quality of the original file, process DSP functions without quality loss, and send the cleanest possible stream to the Player app. Second, there is the advanced player engine with its own mainboard to run the selected player app. This to operate the exceptionally good USB audio output and to power the separate Reclocker. Finally, there is the completely new, fully isolated reclocking engine for exceptional performance from the digital SPDIF, AES3 and I2S outputs. The built-in clock in the reclocker is a femtoclock with excellent precision, less than 1 picosecond. Install your own SSDs in the K50 or have them installed for you by your Hifi dealer up to a maximum of 24TB! Add USB drives to play directly from. Add music files located elsewhere on your network. Upload music files anywhere on your network. Add internet streaming services such as Qobuz and Tidal. Connect an Antipodes K10 Ripper to import music from your CDs. All easily configurable by the user to form a single integrated music library available to all selected playback solutions. Simply select the playback solutions you want to use from the world's best suppliers of advanced digital audio software. Stream via direct Ethernet connection, USB audio, SPDIF, AES3 or I2S to your DA Converter and stream simultaneously via your network to streaming devices. Configure and control everything from your desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

Servers : The Antipodes K50 is a universal music server/streamer designed to optimally and very easily play your stored music files and music files from Tidal or Qobuz. You can choose from a number of servers and players. However, we at Ohm-Audio BV advise you, for optimal music enjoyment, to choose the Roon server because of its excellent control and music quality. Roon Server requires a player, which can be RoonReady, which runs on the K50, but you can also choose Squeezelite or HQ player. These sound somewhat different, more dynamic, perhaps more open, but the choice is yours. Once set, the K50 remembers the choice and you only need to turn the machine on and off.

More about streaming audio can be found here

Reviews and listening findings in the press :

2020-11 6 Moons on the Antipodes Audio K50 (UK)

2020-11 Whatsbest Forum on the Antipodes K50 (UK)

2020-11 Fairaudio on the Antipodes K50 (DE)

2020-09 Hifi Advice (HFA) on the Antipodes K50 (UK)

2020-05 Head-Fi on the Antipodes K50 (UK)

Specifications of this Antipodes music server/streamer :

Brand : Antipodes Audio New Zealand

Model : K50

Manual : Manual Software V3.0

Price list : Antipodes Audio